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Student Life & Society 13 October 2022

Brazilian Chief Dadá Borarí brings indigenous knowledge to VU Amsterdam

In his quest of stopping deforestation in the Amazon, the Brazilian indigenous Chief Dadá Borarí visited VU Amsterdam. And while VU researchers could help him reach his goal, maybe more importantly, Dadá and his entourage bring valuable indigenous knowledge to…
Student Life & Society 30 September 2022

International student petitions for free public transport

A VU student from Greece has started a petition addressed to the Dutch Prime Minister. He wants all students to receive the same student travel product as Dutch students regardless of their nationality.
Student Life & Society 4 April 2022

How German student Lisa made some Dutch friends

International student Lisa Früchtl (Communication Science) went out with a couple of fellow Dutch students. ‘I had a great evening and maybe even made some new friends.’
Student Life & Society 15 March 2022

‘I may never return to Moscow’

LONGREAD – Full professor of Law Masha Antokolskaia has long kept quiet about what happened in Russia, but after the invasion of Ukraine, she can no longer look away.
Student Life & Society 4 March 2022

Ukrainian VU graduate defends his country in cyberspace

There is more than one way to defend a country under siege. Volodymyr Sukhorebryi, who received his master’s degree from VU Amsterdam several months ago, is trying to help his fellow Ukrainians by providing them with valuable information.
Student Life & Society 28 February 2022

Russian invasion of Ukraine also causes shock wave on campuses

Higher education has reacted with horror to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In brief initial reactions, higher education institutions and representatives of the academic world are preparing their position.
Student Life & Society 17 May 2021

Petition for more student exchanges takes off

Students from VU Amsterdam have started a petition to open up the possibilities to go on an exchange to countries with an orange color code. According to the initiators, there is no good reason to exclude all countries with an…
Student Life & Society 5 November 2020

‘We have to team up with the US to tackle populism’

In line with the Kuyper-year, the 140th anniversary of the VU, this online event discussed the issue of how a mature democracy deals with the political pressure of a populist. How resilient is our democracy? And what effect does this…
Student Life & Society 28 August 2020

The Day I Became A German Orphan

LONGREAD – He was told in hushed whispers that Dutch bureaucracy was a lumbering beast that consumes all who dare oppose it. Nonetheless, the day third year bachelor student in literature Marcus Hewitt became swept up in its machinations came…
Student Life & Society 16 July 2020

Studying in Scotland set to also become prohibitively expensive

In recent years, hundreds of Dutch students travelled to Scotland for their studies No tuition fees were required until now, but due to Brexit it now costs the proverbial arm and leg.